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What it's about
Outside the court where he is about to be charged with impiety, Socrates meets Euthyphro, who is prosecuting his own father for murder and is sure he knows what piety is. Socrates questions every definition he offers, including the famous dilemma of whether the gods love what is holy because it is holy, or it is holy because they love it. In Jowett's translation.
Reading plan
Pick a finish date and Genius lays out the days — the plan shows today's target and keeps you honest.
Read together
Start a circle and share the code — everyone sees everyone's honest place in the book. Accountability, not leaderboards.
Who it's for
- Readers starting the trial and death of Socrates at its first scene - Anyone interested in whether morality depends on God - Readers who want a complete Socratic dialogue in one sitting
